I have a little extra cash - What to do

Easy Runnin
Easy Runnin Posts: 501
edited June 2014 in Vintage Speakers
Thinking of upgrading my 2 channel setup. For the most part I have been pushing my 1Cs with a NAD 304 as a preamp with a NAD 2400 amp. What would be a good upgrade? Since the consensuses is 200WPC for the SDAs I was thinking of upgrading the amp. Any opinions? I really have no complaints with the current setup. I figure I have about 400 to play with. What do you say?
HT- Samsung PN50B860/Integra DTR 30.3/Rt55 Fronts
Rt35i Surrounds/Cs1000p Center/SVS BP1000 Sub
2CH - B&K MC-101 pre/B&K EX-442 amp/NAD 2400 amp
Polk SDA1C, Polk Monitor 7, New Large Advents and Polk RTA 8T
BR - Yamaha CR800/Polk monitor 5
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited June 2014
    My Rotel rb-990bx has enough to drive sda-2 easily.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • TennMan
    TennMan Posts: 1,266
    edited June 2014
    If your amp can handle a 3-4 ohm speaker I would recommend upgrading the dimensional inductors before spending money on a new amp. I can't say for sure what result you would get with your 1Cs but it was probably the best bang for the buck that I've got for a little over $100 investment.
    • SDA 2BTL · Sonicaps · Mills resistors · RDO-198s · New gaskets · H-nuts · Erse inductors · BH5 · Dynamat
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  • Easy Runnin
    Easy Runnin Posts: 501
    edited June 2014
    What is your source? Cabling?

    If I understand the question, my sources are a NAD tuner an Integra CD player and a Technics turntable, nothing fancy. Currently cabling is 14ga wire from monoprice.

    The amp can handle a 4 ohm load but is only 100 WPC at 8ohm.
    HT- Samsung PN50B860/Integra DTR 30.3/Rt55 Fronts
    Rt35i Surrounds/Cs1000p Center/SVS BP1000 Sub
    2CH - B&K MC-101 pre/B&K EX-442 amp/NAD 2400 amp
    Polk SDA1C, Polk Monitor 7, New Large Advents and Polk RTA 8T
    BR - Yamaha CR800/Polk monitor 5
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited June 2014
    Upgrade your bank account and save for a better alternative.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited June 2014
    I would look at a good DAC
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • deafbykhorns
    deafbykhorns Posts: 150
    edited June 2014
    mantis wrote: »
    Upgrade your bank account and save for a better alternative.
    What he said ^^ save some pennies for a high current amp and these speakers will come alive!
    Main System- Scratch built 2A3 , Lightspeed preamp, Technics SP15/Graham/XV1s,Klipschorns w/ALK xovers/Trachorns, Speakercraft MT8(4), Sonos ZP90, Yamaha Aventage for surround
    Office System- Adcom GTP500, Bedini 45/45,Lexicon RT-20,Enlightened Audio DAC, Polk SDA2.3TL, Northcreek Borealis
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,101
    edited June 2014
    Easy Runnin wrote: »
    I figure I have about $400 to play with. What do you say?
    FIFY.

    I say you buy $400 worth of new music on CD. Other folks might suggest vinyl, or downloads, or some other format maybe even including Elcaset.

    The important thing is to buy music instead of "component".
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